Farmington couple injured in I-15 motorcycle crash

7:50 PM,
Oct. 19, 2012

Emergency crews at the scene of an accident on Interstate 15 near mile marker 7.

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ST. GEORGE - Two passengers on a motorcycle traveling southbound on Interstate 15 Friday morning sustained severe injuries and were transported for treatment.

Husband and wife, Billy Sims, 62, and Connie Sims, 64, of Farmington, were traveling at about 10 a.m. and appeared to drift off the side of the road onto the median before crashing, according to Utah Highway Patrol Sgt. Dan Ferguson. The two were thrown from the motorcycle, Ferguson said.

Connie Sims was transported to University Medical Center in Las Vegas via Life Flight after sustaining major head trauma. Billy Sims was ...